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   Un·sa·vor·y

   /ˌənˈsāv(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at: "they looked at the scanty, unsavory portions of food doled out to them" Similar unpalatableunappetizingunpleasantdistastefuldisagreeableuninvitingunappealingunattractiveinedibleuneatabledisgustingloathsomerepugnantrevoltingnauseatingsickeningfoulnastyvileinsipidtastelessblandflavorlessdulluninterestinginformal:yuckysick-makinggrossliterary:noisomeOpposite tastyappetizing
   • ▪ disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable: "an unsavory reputation" Similar disreputableunpleasantdisagreeablenastymeanroughseedysleazyseamyunwholesomeobjectionableoffensiveobnoxiousrepellentrepulsiveimmoraldegeneratedishonorabledishonestunprincipledunscrupulousvillainousnotorioussuspicioussuspectdubiousbaselowrascallydespicablecoarsegrossvulgarboorishchurlishrudeuncouthinformal:shadycrookedfunnyiffydodgyliterary:noisomeOpposite reputable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unsavorily adverb
   • 2. unsavoriness noun

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